EPPO Global Database

Vaccinium sp.(VACSS)

Pests

Organism Type
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (as Vaccinium) (AGRBTU) Host
Anoplophora chinensis (as Vaccinium) (ANOLCN) Host
* Fujiwara-Tsujii N, Yasui H, Wakamura S, Hashimota I, Minamishima M (2012) The white-spotted longicorn beetle, Anoplophora malasiaca (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), with a blueberry as host plant, utilizes host chemicals for male orientation. Applied Entomology and Zoology 47, 103–110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-012-0095-9
Anthonomus signatus (ANTHSI) Host
* Martin RR, Ellis MA, Williamson B, Williams RN (eds) (201) Compendium of raspberry and blackberry diseases and pests. Second edition, APS, 175 pp.
Bactrocera tryoni (DACUTR) Host
* Hancock D, Hamacek EL, Lloyd AC, Elson-Harris MM (2000) The distribution and host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 75 pp.
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (TORTPR) Host
* Calvo D, Molina JM (2003) Incidencia de Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, [1799]) (Lep., Tortricidae) sobre variedades de arándano americano (Vaccinium spp. , Ericaceae) con bajos requerimientos de horas frío en Andalucía Occidental. Boletin de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 29, 553-561.
Ceroplastes ceriferus (as Vaccinium) (CERPCE) Host
Choristoneura conflictana (ARCHCO) Host
* Prentice RM (1966) Volume 4. Microlepidoptera. In: Forest Lepidoptera of Canada recorded by the Forest Insect Survey. Department of Forestry, Canada, Publication 1142 (1965), 543–840.
Choristoneura rosaceana (CHONRO) Host
* McGregor R, Hueppelsheuser T, Luczynski A, Henderson D (1998) Collection and evaluation of Trichogramma species (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as biological controls of the oblique-banded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in raspberries and blueberries. Biological Control 11, 38-42.

* Wagner DL, Peacock JW, Carter JL,Talley SE (1995) Spring caterpillar fauna of oak and blueberry in a Virginia deciduous forest, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 88(4), 416–426.
Epiphyas postvittana (as Vaccinium) (TORTPO) Host
Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (as Vaccinium) (EURHBR) Host
* Efrom CFS, Botton M, Meyer GA (2012) Brazilian ground pearl damaging blackberry, raspberry and blueberry in Brazil. Ciência Rural 42(9), 1545-1548. 
Exomala orientalis (as Vaccinium) (ANMLOR) Host
* Alm SR, Villani MG, Roelofs W (1999) Oriental beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): current distribution in the United States and optimization of monitoring traps. Journal of Economic Entomology, 92(4), 931-935.
Frankliniella occidentalis (as Vaccinium) (FRANOC) Host
* Ortiz JA, Infante F, Rodriguez D, Toledo-Hernandez RA (2020) Discovery of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in blueberry fields of Michoacan, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 103(3), 408-410. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0316
Grapholita packardi (as Vaccinium) (LASPPA) Host
* Brown JW (2022) A review of host plants for the tortricid tribe Grapholitini, with a synopsis of host utilization by genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Insecta Mundi 0944, 1 –75.

* Vergeer T (1954) The cherry fruitworm (Grapholitha packardi) as a blueberry pest in Michigan. Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Quarterly Bulletin No. 36, 370-373.
Longidorus diadecturus (as Vaccinium) (LONGDI) Host
* Allen WR, Van Schagen JG, Eveleigh ES (1982) Transmission of peach rosette mosaic virus to peach, grape, and cucumber by Longidorus diadecturus obtained from diseased orchards in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 4, 16–18.

* Allen WR, Van Schagen JG, Ebsary BA (1984) Comparative transmission of the peach rosette mosaic virus by Ontario populations of Longidorus diadecturus and Xiphinema americanum (Nematoda: Longidoridae). Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 6, 29–32.
Naupactus xanthographus (as Vaccinium) (NAUPXA) Host
* Rocca M and Greco N (2011) Diversity of herbivorous communities in blueberry crops of different regions of Argentina, Community and Ecosystem Ecology, 40, 247- 259.
------- larval feeding on roots.

* Sinavimo (2019) Naupactus xanthographus Sistema Nacional Argentino de Vigilancia y Monitoreo de plagas. Available at: https://www.sinavimo.gov.ar/plaga/naupactus-xanthographus
------- on leaves and roots.
Oemona hirta (as Vaccinium) (OEMOHI) Host
* ClearwaterJ JR (1981) Lemon tree borer, Oemona hirta (Fabricius), life cycle. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Information Series no. 105(33), 1-3.
------- As blueberries (in general).
Phytophthora cinnamomi (as Ericaceae) (PHYTCN) Host
Phytophthora ramorum (as Vaccinium) (PHYTRA) Host
* O’Hanlon R, Choiseul J, Corrigan M, Catarame T & Destefanis M (2016) Diversity and detections of Phytophthora species from trade and non-trade environments in Ireland. EPPO Bulletin 46(3), 594-602.
Pochazia shantungensis (as Vaccinium) (POCZSH) Host
* Kim DH, Kim HH, Yang CR, Kang T.J, Yun JB, Seo MH (2016) Characteristic of oviposition and effect of density suppression by yellow-colored sticky trap on Ricania shantungensis (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in blueberry. The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science 20 (4), 281–285 (In Korean with English abstract).
------- as "blueberry", no species mentioned.
Popillia japonica (as Vaccinium) (POPIJA) Host
* INTERNET
Regione Lombardia. Servizio fitosanitario. Organismi nocivi. Popillia japonica. Specie particolarmente sensibili a Popillia japonica. https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/wcm/connect/64dfeeea-c26a-4bf1-995d-660f87136d87/Specie+sensibili+Popillia+japonica+2020.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-64dfeeea-c26a-4bf1-995d-660f87136d87-nbxAUOb
Rhagoletis mendax (as Vaccinium) (RHAGME) Host
Scirtothrips aurantii (as Vaccinium) (SCITAU) Host
* NPPO of Spain. EPPO Reporting Service 2021/008. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6947.
------- detected during official surveys.
Scirtothrips dorsalis (as Vaccinium) (SCITDO) Host
* Ortiz JA, Infante F, Rodriguez D, Toledo-Hernandez RA (2020) Discovery of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in blueberry fields of Michoacan, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 103(3), 408-410. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0316
------- confirmed host.
Stephanitis takeyai (as Ericaceae) (STEPTA) Host
Thrips palmi (as Vaccinium) (THRIPL) Host
* Zamora Landa AI, Lemus Soriano BA, Cambero Campos OJ, Pinedo-Escatel JA (2021) Nuevos registros de trips y daños asociados a blueberries y zarzamora en el Estado de Michoacán, México. Southwestern Entomologist 45(4), 1165-1170.
Xylella fastidiosa (XYLEFA) Host
* EFSA (2024) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA Journal 22, e8898. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898
------- Subspecies (multiplex) and undetermined.
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex (XYLEFM) Host
* EFSA (2024) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA Journal 22, e8898. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898
------- Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex.
Zaprionus indianus (as Vaccinium) (ZAPRIN) Host
Blunervirus vaccinii (as Vaccinium) (BNRBV0) Major host
Drosophila suzukii (DROSSU) Major host
Exobasidium vaccinii (as Vaccinium) (EXOBVA) Major host
Godronia cassandrae (as Vaccinium) (GODRCA) Major host
Orgyia leucostigma (as Vaccinium) (HEMELE) Major host
* Neil K (1979) A new subspecies of Orgyia leucostigma (Lymantriidae) from Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(4), 245–247

* Belton EM (1988) Lepidoptera on fruit crops in Canada, Simon Fraser University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Pest Management Program, Burnaby, BC. 105 pp

* Heppner JB (2003) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Volume 17 of Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas. Division of Plant Industry. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Gainesville, Florida. 670 pp
Orgyia pseudotsugata (as Vaccinium) (ORGYPS) Wild/Weed